Awards & Winners

Flip Wilson

Date of Birth 08-December-1933
Place of Birth Jersey City
(Hudson County, New Jersey, United States of America, Area code 551, Area code 201, Area codes 201 and 551)
Nationality United States of America
Also know as Clerow Wilson Jr., Clerow Wilson, Clerow Wilson, Wilson, Flip, Flip, Clerow Wilson, Jr.
Profession Comedian, Actor, Screenwriter
Quotes
  • What you see is what you get
  • The devil made me do it!
Flip Wilson was an American comedian and actor. In the early 1970s, Wilson hosted his own weekly variety series, The Flip Wilson Show. The series earned Wilson a Golden Globe and two Emmy Awards. In January 1972, Time magazine featured Wilson's image on their cover and named him "TV's first black superstar".

Awards by Flip Wilson

Check all the awards nominated and won by Flip Wilson.

1973


Nominations 1973 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy The Flip Wilson Show
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Series - Musical The Flip Wilson Show
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing - Variety Series The Flip Wilson Show
Outstanding Writing Achievement In Variety or Music","For episode on 25 January 1973 (with Sammy Davis Jr., Ed Sullivan and Marilyn Michaels).

1972


Nominations 1972 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy The Flip Wilson Show
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single Program - Variety Or Music The Flip Wilson Show
For episode on 2 March 1972 (with Sammy Davis Jr., Lily Tomlin and Ed McMahon).
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Series - Musical The Flip Wilson Show
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing - Variety Series The Flip Wilson Show
Outstanding Writing Achievement In Variety or Music","For episode on 2 March 1972 (with Sammy Davis Jr., Lily Tomlin and Ed McMahon).

1971


Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing - Variety Series
Honored for : The Flip Wilson Show
(Episode #1.12, For episode with Lena Horne and Tony Randall (10 December 1970).)
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy
Honored for : The Flip Wilson Show
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Series - Musical
Honored for : The Flip Wilson Show

Nominations 1971 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy The Flip Wilson Show
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Series - Musical The Flip Wilson Show
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing - Variety Series The Flip Wilson Show
Episode #1.12","For episode with Lena Horne and Tony Randall (10 December 1970).

1970


Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album
Honored for : The Devil Made Me Buy This Dress
(Artist)

Nominations 1970 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album The Devil Made Me Buy This Dress